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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XIII - Page 171« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Alfreadia Riggs)

Mr. Hubert.
Sort of wind-break doors?
Mr. Riggs.
Yes, sir; which actually, the outside door stays open because they have, like I said, they have the deposit meter where you can pay your bills and they keep it open.
Mr. Hubert.
So that the outside doors on the Commerce Street side are always open, but then the inside doors also on the Commerce Street side are closed on weekends?
Mr. Riggs.
That's right.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, Servance opened the inside door and then where did you all go?
Mr. Riggs.
We stood in between.
Mr. Hubert.
In--you never did go out the outside door?
Mr. Riggs.
No, sir; because we had an officer outside the door. He was standing on the steps there.
Mr. Hubert.
All right, what happened after that?
Mr. Riggs.
After we stood around there a certain length of time, I don't know exactly how long, I'd say approximately 45 minutes or an hour, then the armored car came up, and they started backing down the ramp, and Harold and myself decided that we would----
Mr. Hubert.
Pardon. Fuqua?
Mr. Riggs.
Fuqua; yes, sir. We decided we would try to go down in the police locker room and maybe watch it on television. We came from the first floor----
Mr. Hubert.
Well, you left the Commerce Street entrance did you close it? Did you lock it up?
Mr. Riggs.
No, sir; because Servance and the rest of them were still standing up there.
Mr. Hubert.
So, you left before they did, and you don't know whether he locked it or not?
Mr. Riggs.
Then only Harold and myself left. We came in the elevator, I got the keys, unlocked the back door, and I locked it back. I still had the keys.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, when you went through the elevator door, did you leave it open?
Mr. Riggs.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
The elevator door that is on the alleyway side was left open?
Mr. Riggs.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
And you took the key out of the elevator for the back door on the alleyway, and you opened that back door?
Mr. Riggs.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, you kept the key?
Mr. Riggs.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, did you leave that back door open?
Mr. Riggs.
No, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
Well, what do you mean?
Mr. Riggs.
I made sure I locked it back, because actually we usually are supposed to lock the door, keep it locked, and when I unlocked the door from the inside and in turn, took the key and put it on the other side and locked it back.
Mr. Hubert.
All right, then what did you do?
Mr. Riggs.
We left from the alleyway and walked to the left as we went out the back door.
Mr. Hubert.
Towards Main Street?
Mr. Riggs.
Towards Main Street, yes, sir; and got to Main Street, turned left going towards Harwood, and then as we passed--which is a driveway that leads down to the ramp on the Main Street side, well, we sort of glanced down through that-a-way to see, you understand. We saw that armored car which we couldn't see from up there on the top. Then we left, and went to Harwood, made a left, which was going towards Commerce off of' Main Street, which is on Harwood, and as you get to the between the blocks of the building, half way, they have a--steps that leads down into the basement.
Mr. Hubert.
On the Harwood Street side of the steps that lead down into the basement? Did you go down those steps?
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